Letters to the Editor
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Honor ancestry, but speak EnglishAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In reaction to candidate Obama's comment that Americans should be multilingual and learn a second language other than their own, I must respectfully object. I am a firm ...
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The solutions to make society betterAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It has been debated how the Chinese communist government dictates to its people. True, they do have more rights than in the past, but their freedom is restricted and go...
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Catholics must have courage to speak outAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The deposition of Cardinal George sadly points to an endemic problem in the Catholic Church. It is replicated in city after city (Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chi...
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Offensive column on Olympic swimmingAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Mike Imrem's column about Olympic swimming was extremely condescending to those of us who enjoy the sport, not to mention that his remark about Hillary Clinton was compl...
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McCain a hero who exploited his storyAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - On Aug. 18, John Hurley suggested that John McCain was not a hero for his actions during Vietnam. I agree and disagree with him at the same time. It is true that being ...
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Expect the change will be higher taxesAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - As I listen to the candidates debate their ideas, I become more confused. I am tired of hearing one candidate accuse the other of politics as usual. The other is accuse...
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Tribute to Wheaton's 'Galloping Ghost'Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in regard to Red Grange of Wheaton - "The Wheaton Iceman" and/or "The Galloping Ghost." Red was born June 13, 1903 in Forksville, Pennsylvania. Red's mom died wh...
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'Final Salute' a must readAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Remembering the brave and the stories of men who choose to be soldiers for our country is sensitively told in this must-read book, "The Final Salute." A Pulitzer Prize ...
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Police training on use of deadly forceAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Per Police Chief Bill Biang of Waukegan, it takes four fatal bullets in the chest to get a kid to drop a hammer. The good police chief says cops are trained this way. Pe...
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Don't let contractors take advantageAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - When the storm hit last month the bottom feeders from other cities not in McHenry County came out and scared the residents that they had damage to their roofs. Many beli...